McDonald’s McRib is back — and now you can buy the sauce by the jug
Much like the Rockefeller Christmas Tree, a seasonal favorite has returned for the holidays.
On Nov. 20, McDonald’s announced that the McRib will be returning to participating restaurants starting Dec. 3, for a limited time. In addition to the return of the polarizing die-cast sandwich, the Golden Arches is dropping A Whole Lotta McRib Sauce, a half-gallon jug of tangy sandwich sauce that folks can use on whatever they wish.
As a reminder, the McRib features seasoned boneless pork dipped in McRib sauce topped with slivered onions and sliced pickles on a toasted bun.
Speaking of slivered onions, the company recently announced it would be investing $100 million to get customers to return to its restaurants after an E. coli outbreak linked to slivered onions used on its Quarter Pounders sickened at least 104 people last month. (The roughly 900 locations that had been getting those onions from the source implicated in the outbreak are now receiving the ingredients from a different supplier, according to a McDonald’s statement.)
Those curious about the term “boneless pork” will likely not be relieved that the McRib is made out of “restructured boneless pork patty,” according to sources, which is a bewilderingly mechanical way of saying it’s made of ground pork molded into its distinctive pork rib-esque shape.
The McRib will be available to order in the McDonald’s app, in-restaurant and at the drive-thru, and customers can buy A Whole Lotta McRib Sauce for $19.99 online only at www.wholelottamcribsauce.com starting Nov. 25 at 10 a.m. ET, while supplies last.
“The McRib is more than a sandwich — it’s a part of culture, it’s a legend, it’s an event,” said Tariq Hassan, chief marketing and customer experience officer at McDonald’s, in a press release. “McRib SZN is a holiday unto itself, so we wanted to embrace that spirit and give fans an even bigger way to celebrate this year with A Whole Lotta McRib Sauce.”
McDonald’s tried to make us all think that November 2022 was the sandwich’s “Farewell Tour,” but it, of course, returned in 2023.
Since it’s ditched that ruse, the chain is really leaning into this whole “McRib SZN” bit, now teasing a holiday jingle called “It Could Only Mean One Thing (McRib is Here),” which will soon be available to play in full on all streaming platforms.
This article was originally published on TODAY.com
